Minimum speedGermany
Traffic rules
Germany
1. Minimum speed
A minimum speed is the lowest speed that vehicles are required to maintain on a particular road or under specified conditions. Minimum-speed rules are intended to prevent vehicles travelling unnecessarily slowly from disrupting traffic or creating large speed differences between road users.
A minimum speed does not require drivers to maintain that speed when traffic, weather, visibility, road conditions or safety require them to slow down. The way minimum speeds are indicated and enforced varies between countries.
Does a German Autobahn’s 60 km/h access condition establish a driving minimum?
No. Ordinary motorway admission requires a design speed above 60 km/h, including the relevant trailer condition. That is vehicle eligibility; it is not a requirement to maintain 60 km/h in a queue.
🔗 gesetze-im-internet.de • Germany StVO: §§3(2),18(1); Annex 2, sign 275
What does Germany’s blue circular minimum-speed sign require?
It prescribes the displayed minimum in km/h. Official wording is Vorgeschriebene Mindestgeschwindigkeit. A lower speed is allowed when road, traffic, visibility or weather conditions require it.
🔗 gesetze-im-internet.de • Germany StVO: §§3(2),18(1); Annex 2, sign 275
Start of a minimum speed.
English • Traffic sign 275 • Compulsory minimum speed (the sub-number, in whole tens only, represents the numerical value).
Deutsch • Verkehrszeichen 275 • Vorgeschriebene Mindestgeschwindigkeit (Unternummer (nur volle Zehner) steht jeweils für den Zahlenwert).
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Verwaltungsvorschriften-im-internet.de • VzKat, Anhang (Gesamtübersicht)
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End of the minimum speed.
English • Traffic sign 279 • End of compulsory minimum speed (the sub-number, in whole tens only, represents the numerical value).
Deutsch • Verkehrszeichen 279 • Ende der vorgeschriebenen Mindestgeschwindigkeit (Unternummer (nur volle Zehner) steht jeweils für den Zahlenwert).
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Verwaltungsvorschriften-im-internet.de • VzKat, Anhang (Gesamtübersicht)
Image via Commons.wikimedia.org
Unknown author • Public domain • Source revision 2017-09-09. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Can driving slowly without a good reason be prohibited in Germany?
Yes. Drivers must not travel so slowly without a valid reason that they obstruct traffic flow. Necessary slowing for a hazard is allowed. Neither this rule nor a signed minimum permits exceeding a maximum or driving unsafely.
🔗 gesetze-im-internet.de • Germany StVO: §§3(2),18(1); Annex 2, sign 275
